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<\/p>\nTHIS is the horror moment a mum-of-two was killed after being struck by a lightning bolt while strolling along the beach.<\/p>\n
Froilanis Maireth Rivas Roman, 34, was taking an innocent walk on Boquilla Beach in Cartagena,\u00a0Colombia, before the terrifying incident occurred.<\/p>\n
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In horror<\/span> CCTV footage, an oblivious Roman could be seen strolling along the coastline as small waves crash in by her feet.<\/p>\n A number of beachgoers were standing around taking in the views when a huge lightning strike flashed down from the sky<\/span>.<\/p>\n The white electric current directly hits the bikini-clad holidaymaker and she drops instantly to the ground.<\/p>\n Another beach-goer nearby was also shocked but appeared to have escaped the full force of the strike.<\/p>\n Later, phone footage shot by horrified onlookers shows the hairdresser lying flat on her back as the sea laps around her body.<\/p>\n One bystander could be heard saying: "She is dead. The lightning bolt killed her instantly. They can't touch her."<\/p>\n Astonishingly Roman survived the bolt but it induced a massive cardiac arrest and she died 45 minutes later as paramedics rushed her to hospital.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the city's Mayor's Office said: "They tried to revive her for 45 minutes. After that, they declared her deceased."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Hours before her death, the Cartagena Risk Management Office had reportedly issued a severe weather alert and warned citizens to take precautions.<\/p>\n Local officials said Venezuelan national Froilanis was zapped after lifeguards had ordered bathers to clear the area.<\/p>\n City officials called for tourists to respect the safety rules issued by beach lifeguards.<\/p>\n It comes after an Olympic canoeing hopeful passed away earlier this month after being struck by lightning.<\/p>\n Bogdan Saliwon, 16, was training at a lake in Ukraine<\/span> when the bolt hit him.<\/p>\n After a huge search, his body was found in the lake and police believe he died as a result of drowning.<\/p>\n Two people were also killed by a lightning strike on a Mexican beach last month.<\/p>\n The tragedy happened on a beautiful Central Pacific Coast beach called Playa Maruata in the\u00a0Mexican\u00a0state of Michoacan.<\/p>\n Chilling footage of the drama showed the victims collapsing on the sand and a woman near them screaming.<\/p>\n And in 2019, a hillwalker was killed and six others were blown off their feet in a horror lightning strike on a remote mountain in Scotland.<\/p>\nREAD MORE ON LIGHTNING<\/h2>\n
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